Pompeo returns from North Korea with 3 released Americans
US President Donald Trump said that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had a "good" meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
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| Mr. Mike Pompeo shook hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. |
"I am pleased to inform you that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo"Flying back from North Korea with 3 wonderful gentlemen who were all looking forward to it. They are all in good health by all accounts. Also, had a great meeting with Kim Jong-un," Trump said on Twitter.
It was previously announced that the US Secretary of State had arrived in North Korea for talks. This is Pompeo's second trip to the Asian country, the first being when he was CIA Director.
North Korea is holding three Americans. Here we are talking about Korean-Americans: Pastor Kim Dong-chul, arrested in 2005, Polytechnic University lecturer Tony Kim (Kim Sang Dock) arrested last April, and a colleague of Mr. Kim, Hak Sone, arrested in May 2017. These people are accused by the Pyongyang government of sabotage activities.hostile to subversion
